A Total Eclipse of the Sun
Few were able to stand in theMoon’s shadowand watch theDecember 4 total eclipseof the Sun.Determined bycelestial mechanics and not geographical boundaries, thenarrow path of totality trackedacross planet Earth’s relatively inaccessible southernmost continent.Still, some enthusiastic and well-insulated eclipse chasers wererewarded with the dazzlingspectacle in Antarctica’s cold but clear skies.Taken just before the brief totality began, this image from a ground-basedtelescope inside the edge of the shadow pathat Union Glaciercatches a glimmer of sunlight near the top of the silhouetted lunar disk.
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